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ALBERT D. FIELD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

UPHOLSTERED CURTAIN-POLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,086, dated February 21, 1888;

Application filed November 91, 1885. Serial No. 183,560. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT D. FIELD, of New York, in the county of New York and State of 1 New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Upholstered Ourtain-Poles; and Ido hereby declare the follow: ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 4

My invention relates to an improvement in curtain-poles.

Hitherto it has been customary to provide plain'wooden poles with metallic knobs on the ends, and poles have been rendered adjustable by providing-tubular ends adapted to slide on a central wooden section, as shown in Letters Patent No. 277,253, granted me May 8, 1883.

While these constructions have been satisfactory for furnishing rooms of a moderate grade, it has been found desirable to provide a pole for the most expensively furnished apartments which shall correspond in its orby the hangings and upholstery surrounding it.

The object of my present invention is to'provide a pole capable of producing a highly ornamental and rich contrast between its several exposed portions, and which may be changed to suit a change in thehangings or upholstering of the room.

With these ends in view my invention con sists in a curtain-pole composed of a core having an upholstered section and end pieces or sleeves fitting on the ends of the pole and overlapping the upholstered section, the external faces of said sleeves being constructed to permit the curtain-rings to slide thereon.

My invention further consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a pole having its central portion upholstered and its ends formed of ornamental metallic tubes. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 represents a modified form of ornamentation for the metallic ends; and Fig. 4 represents metallic bands or sleeves forming the central and two end sections, the spaces between the ends and center being upholstered. I

some soft fabric which will produce a soft rich effect, and which may be embroidered to 'correspond with the surrounding furnishings, and

It may be constructed of wood, holmay be renewed, to suit a change of furnish I ings.

0 represents the end sections, which preferably consist of metallic sleeves or tubes having the end knobs secured to their ends, the

exposed surfaces of the metal being embellished with chasing or raised ornamental work, the metallic surfaces forminga decided contrast to the upholstered sections and serving to form a neat finish by sliding over the edges of the upholstering material.

- The ends 0, while preferably constructed of metal, might be formed of thin tough wood,

hard rubber, stiff leather, or'other material which would afford the necessary strength, the exposed surface of these materials being colored to represent bright metal, or otherwise colored, as found desirable. The end sleeves, tubes, or finishing-sections might also be constructed throughout a great part of their length as half-sections, covering only the portion of the pole'exposed to view, and said end sections might either-be constructed so as to be adjustable on the central section or be firmly attached thereto. 7

The pole represented in Fig. 3 shows the metallic end sections ornamented by bands of various widths and designs, while the modified form shown in Fig. 4 shows a metallic central section as well as end sections. In the latter case the pole might be rendered'adj us'table at the same time by allowing the upholstered sections to separate within the central tubular section.

By covering the body of the pole with a yielding material and constructing the ends 0 with thin walls and with sockets slightly smaller than the diameter of the covered pole the ends 0 will be held in any desired adjustment by the frictional contact with the material covering the pole, and the outer surfaces of the ends 0 will rest flush with the outer surface of the yielding material surrounding the body of the pole and present a neat and finished appearance.

It is evident that the construction herein shown is susceptible of many modifications other than those mentioned without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to limit myself strictly to the construction herein set forth.

I am aware that a window-shade bar or pull adapted to be secured to the lower edge of a window-shade, and consisting, essentially, of a body having a covering of braided brass or other wire, and provided with end sleeves held thereon by friction or by pins, the said end sleeves being provided on their upper surfaces with recesses for the attachment of suspending devices, is not new; hence I make no claim to such a device. In my device, which is used for supporting rings carrying a curthe upholstered section, the external faces of 40 said sleeves being constructed to permit the curtain-rings to slide thereon, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT D. FIELD. Witnesses.

SIMON STEINHEIMER, J. B. Norms. 

